Melbourne's enduring love of vinyl

The technology may have become defunct, but vinyl records are still enjoyed by many. A Spiegeltent event brings together the city's vinyl community.

Emma Peel displayed some of the stranger covers that she has come across in Brazil and the USA, at The Vinyl Evolution, an event held to celebrate Vinyl Records at The Famous Spiegeltent. Photo: Paul Jeffers

Revellers browse through collections at The Vinyl Evolution, an event held to celebrate Vinyl Records at The Famous Spiegeltent, Melbourne. Photo: Paul Jeffers

Revellers browse through collections at The Vinyl Evolution, an event held to celebrate Vinyl Records at The Famous Spiegeltent, Melbourne. Photo: Paul Jeffers

DJ Emma Peel displayed one of the stranger covers that she has come across in Brazil and the USA, at The Vinyl Evolution, an event held to celebrate Vinyl Records at The Famous Spiegeltent. Photo: Paul Jeffers

DJ Emma Peel plays at The Vinyl Evolution, an event held to celebrate Vinyl Records at The Famous Spiegeltent, Melbourne. Photo: Paul Jeffers

A vintage record player at The Vinyl Evolution, an event held to celebrate Vinyl Records at The Famous Spiegeltent, Melbourne. Photo: Paul Jeffers

A Pearl of an album by Janis Joplin at The Vinyl Evolution, an event held to celebrate Vinyl Records at The Famous Spiegeltent, Melbourne. Photo: Paul Jeffers

Revellers browse through collections at The Vinyl Evolution, an event held to celebrate Vinyl Records at The Famous Spiegeltent, Melbourne. Photo: Paul Jeffers

A vintage record player at The Vinyl Evolution, an event held to celebrate Vinyl Records at The Famous Spiegeltent, Melbourne. Photo: Paul Jeffers